You have done this. Me too. We are a people who love to complain. No matter the age, we find reasons to complain.
It is part of our nature. Complaining is found in the Bible many times. See Lamentations. It is just one place where you find this attitude. We lament! We complain!
So, what do we do with this? It is human nature to be afraid, troubled, and complain. We hate to read the book of Lamentations but we enjoy living in lamentation.
We love to complain about the weather. It is something that we cannot control yet, we find ways to complain about it! We all go through hard times. We all find it hard to say nice things. We know how to justify our complaints.
I have a theory on this subject. It is simple. If we can’t say anything good, don’t say anything. However, we find excuses for our complaints.
Politics or preferences, we love to complain. We all seem to ask questions of things we don’t understand. Moses’ people complained for over 40 years! As a nation, they were given everything that they needed. Yet, they wanted something else. They were, like many of us, fickle! We too often know what we want but we complain the same as them.
Why is this happening to me?
Why do I have to (fill in the blank)?
We are never satisfied. We never cease from our striving. But, what if we simply become content? Instead of why, we can ask, why not?
Why not? Yes, we need to ask why not? We should understand that if our attitude is positive, we can have a “can-do” attitude.
If you are asking why, how much better is it to say why not!
God wants to hear from you! Let your complaint lead you to God! Let your hardship force you to come to Christ for help!
So, why not just ask God and take your complaint to Him instead of everyone else. He, in fact wants to let God help!
By the way, the cure for complaining is gratitude. No matter how dark it is, find something to thank God for. Thankfulness is the cure for those negative experiences and complaints.
